The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-25
TURN THE RASCALS OUT.
What the Press Of the State Says Of the
Damnable Democratic Practices.

Vernon Banner: Is it not about time to take
politics?
Richmond Palladium: The infamies at the
southern prison grow worse and worse as the
matter is probed
Terre Haute Express: Warden Howard aud
his associates stole everything about the peni-
Tertiary but the walls
Lafayette Call: The thoroughbred rascal is
evidently not animal of purely Eastern rear
ing. Indiana has him, life-size. He should be
turned in
Hoosier State: Jack Howard now has SPLEEN
did opportunity of wearing striped suit the
rest of his life, if the against him are
prosecuted as they should be.
Seymour Republican: Examination into the
condition of those twin iniquities, the southern
prison and the Insane Asylum, still continues to
supplement horrors to sensations.
Lafayette Courier: The mills, Of the gods
grind slowly, and they grind fine; ana the mill
-Republican-is getting in some fine grfs5lng
in the investigations of the State institutions
Clay County Enterprise: The Democratic cry,
Turn the rascals out" OF two years ago, is OF
peculiar significance now since the rascals have
been placed in charge OF our various institu-
tons.
Loeansport Journals The half was scarcely
told in the exposure of the corruption and hor
rors of the management of the Insane Asylum
at Indianapolis, made during the last cam
paign
Vincennes Commercial: The rascals who are
being unearthed at the southern prison and In
sane Asylum Of the genuine stamp. They
should be first turned out of Office and then into
the pententiary.
Huntington Herald: The revelations are ter
rible. Humanity revolts against it. every noble
sentiment protests against the practices that
have been carried on; decency demands that it
STOP The rascals must 60. Turn them out!
Charlottesville Journal: The stories in refer
ence to the benevolent and penal institutions, as
| related by Republicans during the campaign,
were denounced as campaign lies Has the eli
max shown them to be suchi Turn the rascals
out
| Capt. Jack Howard was not coward
But very vile traitor was he.
| This suited the Bourbons-they made him warden
OF the South Indiana penitentiaree
| He didn't ''put in his thumb and pull out plum"
But Captain Jack swallowed the whole bakeree.
-hokomo Gazette Tribune.
Spencer Republican, If the rottenness and
| corruption unearthed by the recent opening of
the books by the legislative Investigations do not
| condemn the Democratic party of this State to
| total overthrow two years hence. and irretriev-
able defeat, there is certainly disgrace 10 in
| fanny deep and dark enough to change Demo
| cratic vote.
| Shelbyville Republican: When we apply the
| same methods to the management Of our State
institutions that business men do to the manage
ment of their affairs. then and not till then will
! we have efficient management. free from
| scandals, corruptions and populations that ar
inevitable under the system forced on us by
partisan politics.
| Logansport Journal: The disclosures Dr.
Fletcher makes of the vilainy of the partisan
board set over him; of the bad food forced upon
| the helpless insane over his protest, including
maggoty butter and diseased meat; of the plum
dering by board ring contractors, and of the in
science and hardwood of board ring underlings,
are in the highest degree shocking and disgrace
] full.
Connersville Times: The Investigation into
| the Democratic management of the peniten-
| tiary at Jacksonville by the Republican House
| committee shows the rcttenest state of things
| that ever existed in the State of Indiana This,
| taken in connection with the horrible exposures
| in the management Of the Insane Asylum,
| shows the Democratic spoils party rotten to the
| core
New Albany Public Press: Teaching reform.
economy, honesty and decencv. and practicing
corruption. extravaganza, dishonesty and public
plumber will not satisfy or deceive the people,
and at the first opportunity they will vote for a
change, and demand in terms too plain to be
misunderstood and altogether too forcible and
| emphatic to be disregarded that the rascals be
turned out